RFID Technology in Workplace Raises Privacy Concerns
Source: Frederick Lane, IPMA-HR News, June 2007
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Will your next security badge be a small chip in your hand or forearm? Thanks to an emerging technology known as radio-frequency identification (RFID), that’s a distinct possibility. RFID is already in use in a wide range of applications, from electronic toll systems to retail inventory systems, and a number of companies are putting RFID chips on existing security badges. While there are no credible reports of companies or governmental agencies in the United States requiring their employees to get chipped, concerns about the possibility are strong enough that several state legislatures have passed or are considering legislation to outlaw the practice.